Issue Description

A Titan dies! Are Nightwing and Donna Troy the next targets? A Countdown tie-in. The aftermath after fighting the Titans East. How will the Titans deal with another death? How will Robin and Nightwing deal with Jason Todd's involvement? How will Wonder Girl deal with Match's presence?

SPOILERS

Three days earlier

Duela Dent is in an alley and gets shot in the back by a high tech looking gun (see Countdown #51).

Today

The Titans are flying to Duela's funeral. Despite her confusion, she was a Titan. Nightwing, Robin, and Donna Troy decide to look into her murder after the funeral. Jericho, still in Match's body, says he can't because he is fighting to control Match. Cyborg, Miss Martian, Kid Devil, Beast Boy, and Raven all are going to go back to San Francisco to figure out what to do with Jericho. Cassie is the last to speak up. She decides to join Nightwing because she can't bear to be around Match. Ravager also decides to go with since most of the others are going with her brother.

Later in Manhattan, Nightwing and the Titans are talking to the pop star, Tracey that Duela tried kidnapping right before she was killed. As Nightwing and Robin try to get information out of her, Donna tries to talk with Cassie about letting go of Conner. Tracey finally mentions that when she was let go, "some guy in a red hood" came. This tells Nightwing and Robin where to go to next.

They manage to track down Jason Todd. As Nightwing and Robin have his arms pinned, they ask him if he killed Duela. He tells them that he told Jimmy Olsen that it was an alien. He then proceeds to hit Robin in the face and knees Nightwing in the crotch. Ravager comes from behind and holds a knife to his neck. Donna holds back Nightwing and Cassie keeps Robin back. Donna is sure that Jason didn't have anything to do with killing her. The two of them spoke at Duela's grave after the others left (see Countdown #48). Nightwing still doesn't trust Jason and doesn't like how he keeps popping up. As they prepare to leave, Jason yells at them that next time they want to try to kick his ass, they don't have to hide behind a "useless investigation." Robin turns back and kicks Jason in the crotch with a "boof" and says to consider that "next time."

In San Francisco, Beast Boy lets Kid Devil know that he can come to them if he has a problem or feels like he doesn't fit in since he's the youngest. Jericho is still fighting Match when he finally snaps and hits Cyborg and Raven. Miss Martian is unable to touch him and he blows Kid Devil into the wall. Beast Boy turns into a huge grizzly but Match just slams him down. Match screams out for Wonder Girl.

The others are now checking out the alley where Duela was shot. Ravager notices the way some boxes are smashed and the way the fence is bent and figures out where Duela must have been. Nightwing tries to analyze the energy residue from the scorch marks left when his device is blasted from above. A voice and bright light tells them that it is under his control. They figure if they can cause a distraction, Ravager can make her way up to see who it is. Cassie is about to fly up to cover Ravager when she realizes she's lost her powers again. Ravager barely avoids getting hit by a blast and they suddenly find themselves teleported to San Francisco. Nightwing doesn't like being told what he can investigate but they have to deal with Match first. They all attack him but Cassie stands back because she doesn't have her powers. Donna tells her she should try in case they've come back. With tears streaming down her face, Cassie approaches Match. She tells him it's okay, that she's there. Match calms down and Raven uses her powers to further soothe him. Jericho is now back in control. Robin tells Cassie that he wants to help her with her powers or anything else that's bothering her.

Cassie decides she needs to get away and goes to Supergirl's apartment back in Manhattan. Supergirl is surprised when Cassie tells her she flew all the way there because her powers could have cut out again. She tried to talk to her mom but they ended up fighting. Next she went back to the alley but all traces of Duela's murder had been wiped clean. Supergirl turns on the television and a news report comes on detailing the events in Washington D.C. The Amazons are attacking.

Teen Titans (2003)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

Superstar writer Geoff Johns reunites the sidekicks of the greatest heroes of the DC Universe once more to re-launch the DCU's premiere team of super-teens, the Teen Titans! Featuring Kid Flash, Superboy, Raven, Beast Boy, Wonder Girl and more!

Teen Titans (Volume 3)

Final Team Members: Red Robin (Tim Drake), Wonder Girl (II), Beast Boy, Raven, Superboy (II), Kid Flash (II), Ravager (IV), and Solstice.

Former Members: Cyborg, Starfire (II), Speedy (II), Aquagirl (II), Hawk (III), Dove (II), Zatara, Offspring, Talon, Power Boy, Little Barda, Molecule, Bombshell, Mas, Menos, Young Frankenstein, Osiris, Enigma, Joker's Daughter, Red Star, Captain Marvel Jr., Hotspot, Argent, Mirage, Flamebird, Terra (II), Kid Devil, Miss Martian, Jericho, Supergirl, Blue Beetle (III), Kid Eternity, Static, and Robin (V).

Second Feature: Ravager (#72-76, 79-82), The Coven of Three (#83-87)

This volume of Teen Titans spun out of the shattering events of Graduation Day, an event which featured the death of both Donna Troy and Lilith and saw the end of both Young Justice and the Titans. Scribed by Geoff Johns, this incarnation of the Teen Titans began as a training initiative on the behalves of Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy and featured the main cast of Young Justice. The team does battle with a returned Jericho, Deathstroke, the new Ravager, and the new Brother Blood, all while picking up new members, such as Raven and Speedy (Mia Dearden). A popular story arc during the first portion of this series was the Titans of Tomorrow arc. This arc featured the current team being flung into the future to find themselves totalitarian rulers of a dystopia society. The team remained very solid during the first 33 issues leading up to Infinite Crisis and One Year Later.

Infinite Crisis did a number on the Teen Titans and completely altered the team. Superboy was killed, Kid Flash was aged and depowered, Starfire was lost in space, Cyborg was shut down for a year, Speedy quit the team to train with Green Arrow, and Robin had left to travel the world with Batman. Beast Boy and Raven attempt to keep the team going but have no success, with over 20 new members during the One Year Later gap. Robin returns and begins to right the ship by bringing back old members and new ones like Miss Martian and Kid Devil. This portion of the series featured Deathstroke's Titans East, the ramifications of Amazons Attack, and the return of the villainous Titans of Tomorrow. The elder Titans, such as Cyborg and Raven, quit the team to return to New York and restart the Titans, leaving the teenagers alone for the first time in this series.

With the kids all on their own now, things begin to head south as Geoff Johns leaves the writing duties to Sean McKeever. The transition was poor as McKeever was given storylines and they were obviously not his own. His own work shined during the On The Clock story arc which featured the introduction of the Terror Titans. The Teen Titans were all suddenly filled with a lot of emotion and teen angst that was not common of them in earlier issues. Many members began to leave the team or be kicked off as was Supergirl's case. After the death of Titans Tower's caretaker, Marvin, Robin leaves the team to deal with the events of Batman R.I.P. and puts Wonder Girl in charge. Wonder Girl builds her own team around the remaining members of the previous, with the new additions, such as Aquagirl, Static, and Kid Eternity. Soon death comes back to the Titans and Red Devil sacrifices himself to save San Francisco. The rest of Wonder Girl's leadership is marred by poor situations and poor writers as Sean McKeever hands over the reigns to Felicia Henderson. While Henderson started strong and promised many desired story arcs such as the return of the resurrected Superboy and Kid Flash, her run was messy and nonsensical. Raven and Beast Boy returned to the team and the Teen Titans battled a mystical entity known as Wyld which lead to most of Wonder Girl's team to be rendered inactive following the mission.

Soon after, rising author, J.T. Krul, becomes the head writer and re-establishes much of the earlier line-up but with Wonder Girl still at the helm. The team dynamic has been reevaluated and the book has shown marked improvement since Krul has taken over. It is during this time that Robin (Damian Wayne) briefly joins and Tim Drake returns to the team, but now as Red Robin. It is following this that Wonder Girl willingly relinquishes leadership to Red Robin. Krul promises such new plotlines as the debut of a new Titan named Solstice, the team's meeting with the new Aqualad, a family reunion for Ravager, and a possible new love interest for Superboy.

For Post Flashpoint volume 4, refer to Teen Titans.This series has been collected in the following trade paperbacks:Teen Titans: A Kid's Game - (#1-7)Teen Titans: Family Lost - (#1/2, 8-12)Teen Titans: Beast Boys and Girls - (#13-15, Beast Boy #1-4)Teen Titans: The Future is Now - (#16-23, Teen Titans / Legion Special #1)Teen Titans / Outsiders: The Insiders - (#24-26, Outsiders #24-25, 28)Robin: The Teen Wonder - (#29, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #100, Nightwing #101, Batman #428 and 442, Robin #126 and 132)Teen Titans: Life and Death - (#29-33, Teen Titans Annual #1, Robin #146-147)Teen Titans: Titans Around the World - (#34-41)Teen Titans: Titans East - (#42-47)Teen Titans: Titans of Tomorrow - (#50-54)Teen Titans: On the Clock - (#55-61)Teen Titans: Changing of the Guard - (#62-69)Teen Titans: Deathtrap - (#70, Teen Titans Annual #1, Titans #12-13, Vigilante #5-6)Teen Titans: Child's Play - (#71-78)Teen Titans: Hunt for Raven - (#79-87)Teen Titans: Team Building - (#88-92, Red Robin #20, Wonder Girl #1)Teen Titans: Prime of Life - (#93-100)

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